Hamilton wins Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week (227 hits)

After averaging 30 points per game, Joshua Hamilton (JR/New Iberia, Louisiana) wins Red River Athletic Conference Player of the Week for November 28-December 3.

This is Wiley College's first basketball player of the week award this season and 19th in all sports combined.

The junior guard set a new career-high with 36 points and five three-pointers against Southern University-New Orleans (La.) on Tuesday. Hamilton tacked on 25 points and four rebounds in a 90-70 win over Philander Smith University (Ark.) on Saturday. For the week, the New Iberia, La., native was 23-of-39 from the field (59.0%) and 9-of-15 on three-point attempts. Hamilton leads the RRAC in scoring with 23.6 points per game. Wiley is 5-3 on the season with conference play beginning Wednesday against Jarvis Christian College.